Lose Weight and Keep it Off

I’ve noticed many people recently being happy that they are losing 3lbs+ on a regular basis. While every once in a while it will not do too much harm, losing that amount of weight on a regular basis is bad for you. It is better to lose between 1lb and 2lb per week. But why is that the case? Why is losing weight fast bad for you? You Won’t Change Your Habits When Losing Weight Fast The downside of losing weight quickly is that you fail to change your normal eating habits; you simply make a couple of changes for the short term. While you may lose weight, it is harder to stick to and you will find that you gain it back just as quickly, if not gain more weight! You need to make changes to your diet to lose weight successfully and keep it off. Yo-yo dieting is bad for you since you never completely reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and other risks of obesity. Cut Out Important Nutrients with Fad Diets Crash diets lead you to losing out on n...

Week 13 of losing weight and I'm almost a stone and a half lighter! I lost 1/2lb today and I'm happy with that. Got My 10% By losing that 1/2lb I gained my 10% award from Weight Watchers. Like losing 5% of your starting body weight, losing 10% offers a number of health benefits including the lower risk of high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and heart attack. It's a goal that I have reached before with Weight Watchers but for one reason or another stopped going to meetings (the last time because I was pregnant with my daughter). But Only 1/2lb? Many people look at the scales and are disappointed when they only lose 1/2lb. I'm sometimes disappointed but it's important to remember that it is coming off - at least I didn't gain 1/2lb! I did have a bad week this week and blew my propoints allowance by the weekend. Usually I wouldn't make up excuses and just draw a line under it but in my defence, the heating went and we relied on takeaways to sur...

I lost 2.5lbs this week - that's my Christmas weight plus more off! I'm 1/2lb away from my 10% target and 1lb away from losing 1.5 stone! Next week will hopefully be my big weight loss week - I can only hope. What I Did This Week Well, I'm back on track this week. I made sure that I wrote everything down that I ate and was sensible with my snacking. We did receive a box of shortbread biscuits from some friends as a late Christmas present but I've been really good at only having one per day - usually with my morning coffee break. I know that if I tell myself I'm not allowed something, then I'll just want it even more. What Will I Do Next Week? Next week is more tracking and more activity. I really want to get at least that 1/2lb but would prefer the full pound. All I can do is keep going the way I have been - it seems to be working well! I started wondering this week why it has been so much easier for me to lose weight this time, when I've tried W...

As I said, I wasn't going to be posting any weigh-ins for me over Christmas and New Year. I was away for a week and then there were no Weight Watchers meetings for two weeks. This week was my first week back and my weigh in day has now changed to a Wednesday, due to a meeting change. Over the three weeks, I've gained weight - but only 1/2lb. I expected to gain weight and a lot more than I did, so I'm really happy. I only know of one person who lost weight over Christmas and the majority of people gained 5-7lbs. It is true that dieting is so much harder without the support of the weekly meetings - at least, I find it harder. I've often considered looking into other plans, like Jenny Craig and Diet Chef but I wouldn't be able to handle the lack of support that Weight Watchers offers. What Am I Going to Do? It's time to get back on track. While I didn't completely lose track over Christmas, I was lax with my tracking. I didn't write down everything ...

Lose Weight this New Year. Image by Porto Bay Hotels & Resort Events Do you want this New Year to be the one where you lose weight? You can do it! Stop thinking about it as one long journey as it will stop you from losing weight. Take it one step at a time with these easy simple ones. You will soon find that you look and feel the best you have in years! Make Small Changes Only make small changes on a regular basis. For example, one week work on cutting out high fat foods and eating the healthy stuff; the next week, start walking more or doing extra activity. If you make small changes, you are less likely to notice it, which means that you stick to it longer. The small changes become a habit and soon you will do them all without even thinking about it. Shocking your system into one big change will lead to you resenting yourself for it and you won’t lose weight this New Year. Drink More Liquids Whether it is water, tea or squash, you need to drink more! You...